When i started fishing soft plastics for squire i learnt using light bream gear fishing the south western side of peel drifting the 12-18 ft zone, going back 3 years it produced good numbers of fish, nothing big but lots of fun, anyway with mud and wello fishing so poorly i ventured out to peel this morning, well the squire are not at peel either, fished till 8.30 am an not a squire, not even a throw back, did take my best cod at 50cm, was using my bream outfit, stradic loaded with new 2kg crystal fireline and was trying a new plastic, atomic 3.5 inch paddle tails, god they look good in the water, very prawn like, and cheap as well, also hooked onto a big fish near where the spit drops off into deeper water, fish swam towards me then peel off near the boat and had the drag screeming, i decided to chase it although im not sure i needed to yet , was on my own and stupid stupid me gained on the fish instead of just keeping up with it, stopped the motor and tried to reel in loose line but it had gone under boat and the line fouled and parted, it wasnt a snapper and i picked it for a very good cod of a metre or so or a nice jew, anyway it was great to see the line peeling off the little stradic again, god i miss the snapper, the bay doesnt seem to be holding many atm.
Oh and kept this one for a feed and will never keep another, they would have to be the most difficult fish to fillet of the lot and ive been in the meat game for 32 years, spikey, slimey and awkward, was like running the fillets of a stone fish, next one goes back in the drink.
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Originally Posted by webby
